Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My daughter says I make the most amazing food.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother.
What would you do with the $25,000?Create a foundation in honor of my daughter’s name
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